call now for a free trial offer of once-a-month actonel. and help reverse bone loss. >> chris: joining us now to discuss the economy, health care reform and more is the republican's top man in washington, senator mitch mcconnell and, senator, welcome back to "fox news sunday." >> glad to be with you. >> let's start with the really -- relatively good economic news recently, the unemployment rate declined in july for the first time in 15 months, 247,000 people lost jobs as compared to 741,000 in january, and the stock market is up 49% since march. question: does president obama deserve any credit for turning the economy around. >> well, i certainly hope the economy is turning around. and there are some good signs. you do have to wonder whether the stimulus has had any impact at all. only 16% of it has been spent, we have run up an enormous debt, and it was sold to us as holding unemployment at 8% or under, and now, it is 9.4%. i don't think the actions of the administration have had a whole lot to do with this. but, look, if the economy is ge